Ivan Trojan (born 30 June 1964) is a Czech actor, widely considered to be one of the greatest Czech actors of all time. With four Czech Lions for Best Actor in a Leading Role, he has also won two for his supporting roles in Seducer and One Hand Can't Clap, making him the most awarded performer at the Czech Lion Awards.
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Career
Trojan was born in Prague. He graduated from the Faculty of Theatre of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1988 and Realistické divadlo Zdeňka Nejedlého (RDZN) in Prague-Smíchov. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Academy. In 1992 he moved to Divadlo na Vinohradech (DNV). In 1997 he decided to move to a newly established Dejvické divadlo (DD).
At the International TV Festival in Monte Carlo 2013, Ivan Trojan was awarded the prize of Golden Nymph for the Best Actor in the mini-series Burning Bush.
Trojan is acclaimed for his performances in films Loners (2000), Želary (2003), Václav (2007), The Karamazovs (2008), In the Shadow (2012) and Angel of the Lord 2 (2016), all gaining success at the box-office and critic circles. He is also known for his award-winning and lauded appearances at the Dejvice Theatre, the Vinohrady Divadlo and the Summer Shakespeare Festival, including Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Eugen Bazarov in Father and Sons and the Father in The Brothers Karamazov.
Personal life
He is son of actor Ladislav Trojan and brother of producer and director Ondřej Trojan. He is married to actress Klára Pollertová-Trojanová with four sons – František (born 1999), Josef (born 2001), Antonín (born 2009) and Václav (born 2012)
Trojan is known for being a supporter of the Bohemians 1905 football club. In 2009, at the age of 44, he played seven minutes for the club in a competitive match against FK Ústí nad Labem in the Czech National Football League.
Theatre
Dejvice Theatre
Teremin (2005) .... Léon Theremin, nominated for Alfréd Radok Award
A Streetcar Named Desire (2003) .... Stanley
Sic (2003) .... Theo (by Melissa James Gibson)
Three Sisters (2002) .... Aleksander Ignayevitch Vershinin
Tales of Common Insanity (2001) .... Petr
Oblomov (2000) .... The Title Role - received Thalia Award, nominated for Alfréd Radok Award
The Brothers Karamazov (2000) .... Father Karamazov - Devil
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Heartless Grandmother (1999) .... Red Indian
The Government Inspector (1998) .... Anton Antonovitch Skvoznik - Duchanovskij, hetman
Utišující metoda (1997) .... Professor Maillard (by Edgar Allan Poe), nominated for Thalia Award
Vinohrady Theatre
The Brothers Karamazov (1997) .... Ivan
A Flea in Her Ear (1996) .... Kamil Champsboisy (by Georges Feydeau
Jacobowski and the Colonel (1995) .... Head of Policemen (by Franz Werfel)
Fathers and Sons (1995) .... Eugen Bazarov
Clown (August August August) (1994) .... August jr. (by Pavel Kohout
Le baruffe chiozzotte (1994) .... Commissioner (by Carlo Goldoni)
Romeo and Juliet (1992) .... Romeo
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1990) .... Demetrius, Summer Shakespeare Festival
Merlin oder das wüste Land (1988) .... Parsifal (by Tankred Dorst, RDZN)
Other
Nesles Tower (1996) .... Night of Orgies (by Pierre Henri Cami), Divadlo Viola
Selected filmography
2000 – Četnické humoresky (Bedřich Jarý)
2000 – Loners (Ondřej), nominated for Czech Lion Award
2002 – The Brats (Marek Sir (father)), received Czech Lion Award
2002 – Seducer (Karel)
2003 – Želary (Richard)
2003 – One Hand Can't Clap (Zdenek), received Czech Lion Award for best actor, also co-writer of the screenplay
2005 – Wrong Side Up (Petr Hanek)
2005 – Angel of the Lord (Petronel)
2007 – Medvídek (Ivan)
2007 – Václav (Václav Vingl)
2008 – The Karamazovs (father)
2012 – In the Shadow
2012 – Burning Bush (Major Jireš)
2016 – Angel of the Lord 2 (Petronel)
2020 – Charlatan (Jan Mikolášek)
Dubbing works
2016 – Finding Dory – Marlin (Albert Brooks)
2016 – Kung Fu Panda 3 – Master Monkey (Jackie Chan)
2014 – Touch – Martin Bohm (Kiefer Sutherland)
2013 – The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest – Michael Nyqvist (Mikael Blomkvist)
2013 – The Girl Who Played with Fire – Michael Nyqvist (Mikael Blomkvist)
2013 – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Michael Nyqvist (Mikael Blomkvist)
2013 – Epic – Mandrake (Christoph Waltz)
2012 – The Killing – Troels Hartmann (Lars Mikkelsen)
2011 – Kung Fu Panda 2 – Master Monkey (Jackie Chan)
2010 – Megamind – Minion (David Cross)
2009 – Monsters Vs. Aliens – Dr. Cockroach (Hugh Laurie)
2008 – Kung Fu Panda – Master Monkey (Jackie Chan)
2008 – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – Makunga Alec Baldwin
2006 – Over the Hedge – RJ (Bruce Willis)
2004–2013 -24 – Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland)
2003 – Finding Nemo – Marlin (Albert Brooks)
2002 – Look Who's Talking – Mikey (Bruce Willis)
Decorations
Awarded by Czech Republic
Medal of Merit (2024)